Toni Laaksonen
Professor of Animal Ecology
Areas of expertise
animal behaviour; applied ecology; conservation biology; life history evolution; population ecology; predator-prey interactions
animal behaviour; applied ecology; conservation biology; life history evolution; population ecology; predator-prey interactions
Biography
I am a professor of animal ecology at the Department of Biology, University of Turku. Before this position I was working as a senior scientist at the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) 2018-2019, as a university lecturer and Academy research fellow at the University of Turku (2011-2017) and as a senior curator and Academy research fellow at Finnish Museums of Natural History, University of Helsinki (2009-2010). I gained both my MSc (2000) and PhD (2003) in Turku and worked as a post doc in Turku and in the Netherlands institute of Ecology (2005) before the Academy fellowships.
I am a professor of animal ecology at the Department of Biology, University of Turku. Before this position I was working as a senior scientist at the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) 2018-2019, as a university lecturer and Academy research fellow at the University of Turku (2011-2017) and as a senior curator and Academy research fellow at Finnish Museums of Natural History, University of Helsinki (2009-2010). I gained both my MSc (2000) and PhD (2003) in Turku and worked as a post doc in Turku and in the Netherlands institute of Ecology (2005) before the Academy fellowships.
Research
My research interests range from animal behaviour and population ecology to multitrophic ecological interactions and evaluation of conservation strategies. My current main study systems are the hole-breeding animal community, waterfowl and birds of prey. See my publications in GoogleScholar profile or Publons ResearcherID profile (link above) because not all are listed below in the University of Turku database.
My research interests range from animal behaviour and population ecology to multitrophic ecological interactions and evaluation of conservation strategies. My current main study systems are the hole-breeding animal community, waterfowl and birds of prey. See my publications in GoogleScholar profile or Publons ResearcherID profile (link above) because not all are listed below in the University of Turku database.
Publications 
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- Long-lasting effects of yolk androgens on phenotype in the pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) (2013)
- Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Population trends in boreal birds: Continuing declines in agricultural, northern, and long-distance migrant species (2013)
- Biological Conservation
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Predation risk affects the levels of maternal immune factors in avian eggs (2013)
- Journal of Avian Biology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Returning white-tailed eagles breed as successfully in landscapes under intensive forestry regimes as in protected areas (2013)
- Animal Conservation
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Sex-specific effects of yolk androgens on begging behavior and digestion in pied flycatchers (2013)
- Journal of Avian Biology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Sex-specific offspring growth according to maternal testosterone, corticosterone, and glucose levels (2013)
- Behavioral Ecology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Temporal peaks in social information: prospectors investigate conspecific nests after a simulated predator visit (2013)
- Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Variation in eggshell traits between geographically distant populations of pied flycatchers Ficedula hypoleuca (2013)
- Journal of Avian Biology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Breeding time trends of the Crested Tit (Lophophanes cristatus) in southern Finland: comparison of data sources (2012)
- Journal für Ornithologie
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Candidate genes for colour and vision exhibit signals of selection across the pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) breeding range (2012)
- Heredity
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Climate change, breeding date and nestling diet: how temperature differentially affects seasonal changes in pied flycatcher diet depending on habitat variation (2012)
- Journal of Animal Ecology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Home range size is determined by habitat composition but feeding rate by food availability in male Tengmalm's owls (2012)
- Animal Behaviour
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Long-term effects of yolk androgens on phenotype and parental feeding behavior in a wild passerine (2012)
- Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Long-term fitness consequences of high yolk androgen levels: sons pay the costs (2012)
- Functional Ecology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Miksi harakka tykkää kiiltävistä esineistä? (2012)
- Helsingin Sanomat
(E1 Popularised article) - Prospecting at conspecific nests and exploration in a novel environment are associated with reproductive success in the jackdaw (2012)
- Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Saariston huippupedon paluu (2012)
- Ukuli
(D1 Article in a professional journal) - Salakaadot susipolitiikan ongelma (2012) Laaksonen Toni
(E1 Popularised article) - Successful voluntary conservation of raptor nests under intensive forestry pressure in a boreal landscape (2012)
- Animal Conservation
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Susien salakaadot, osa 2 (2012) Laaksonen Toni
(E1 Popularised article)
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